State comparison · 2025
Computer Occupations, All Other salary: District of Columbia vs North Carolina
Computer Occupations, All Other in District of Columbia earn a median of $156,590. In North Carolina, $104,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.1% — not 49.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+49.3%
District of Columbia vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+28.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Computer Occupations, All Other
- Median
- $156,590
- p25
- $123,360
- p75
- $180,480
- p10
- $87,400
- p90
- $207,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -70%
North Carolina
Computer Occupations, All Other
- Median
- $104,850
- p25
- $71,970
- p75
- $140,920
- p10
- $39,190
- p90
- $175,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -44%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.